1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 607 F.2d
  5. 607 F.2d 1378 (1979)
 

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP. v. POTOMAC ELEC. POWER CO.

No. 77-1959.

607 F.2d 1378 (1979)

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Petitioner, v. POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 28, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert T. Renaut, Atty., Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., with whom Laurie M. Streeter, Associate Sol., Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for petitioner.

Richard W. Turner, Washington, D. C., with whom Daniel V. S. McEvily, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for respondent.

Also Cornelius S. Donoghue, Jr. and Harry L. Sheinfeld, Attys., Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for petitioner.

Before TAMM, LEVENTHAL and MacKINNON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the court PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM:

Partially disabled workers are more likely than other workers to become totally disabled.1 Workmen's Compensation laws, which require employers to compensate their employees who become permanently disabled, would therefore tend to discourage hiring of the handicapped.2 Section 8(f) of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases